[Xmca-l] Fwd: FW: Full-Time, Permanent Research Associate, Three-Year Research Assistant, and PhD Studentship Posts in social sciences/social psychology/humanities study of Science and Religion (including Non-Belief).

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*From:* Announcement forum for the Non-religion and Secularity Research
Network [mailto:NSRN-ANNOUNCE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] *On Behalf Of *Fern
Elsdon-Baker
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 02, 2014 7:25 AM
*To:* NSRN-ANNOUNCE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
*Subject:* [NSRN-Announce] Full-Time, Permanent Research Associate,
Three-Year Research Assistant, and PhD Studentship Posts in social
sciences/social psychology/humanities study of Science and Religion
(including Non-Belief).





*Full-Time, Permanent Research Associate, Three-Year Research Assistant,
and PhD Studentship Posts  in social sciences/social
psychology/humanities study of Science and Religion (including Non-Belief).*



We are looking to recruit *four full-time permanent contract* *postdoctoral
research associate* posts to work on the 'Clash Narratives in Context:
Uncovering the Social and Cultural Drivers of Contemporary Science vs.
Religion Debates' project within the newly created University Research
Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations. We welcome applications from
experienced, enthusiastic and creative humanities and social science early
career researchers.



This large scale multidisciplinary project will build an empirical and
theoretical understanding of what social and cultural factors have driven,
and are currently driving, the narrative in the public domain that there is
a necessary clash between religious belief and belonging and acceptance of
evolutionary science. It will employ four intersecting approaches:
qualitative social science field research; oral history, historical and
media discourse analysis; social psychology experimental research; and a
large scale quantitative survey of public perceptions, attitudes and
identity formation in the UK and Canada.



Post 1: Qualitative Social Sciences Research
Associate<https://staffrecruitment.coventry.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=0016927ckZ&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA>

Post 2: History, Philosophy or Social Studies of Science Research
Associate<https://staffrecruitment.coventry.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=2868857cbH&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA>

Post 3: Social/Experimental or Psychology Postdoctoral Research
Associate<https://staffrecruitment.coventry.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=1390027ckZ&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA>

Post 4: Quantitative social studies Postdoctoral Research
Associate<https://staffrecruitment.coventry.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=2783127ckZ&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA>



*Closing date: 28th April 2014*

*Interviews: 6th-9th May 2014*



We are looking to recruit *an experienced* *three-year research
assistant*to assist with the overall delivery, communication and
management of the
project.

Post 5: Project Research
Assistant<https://staffrecruitment.coventry.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=6342987cbH&WVID=1861420Izv&LANG=USA>



*Closing date: 28th April 2014*

*Interviews: 6th-9th May 2014*



We are also looking to recruit *two PhD studentships* exploring
contemporary debates surrounding 'science and religion' by undertaking
relevant research in:

PhD 1: Social Sciences/Humanities;<http://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-students/research-studentships/public-perceptions-relationship-between-science-and-religion/>

PhD 2: Social/Experimental
Psychology<http://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-students/research-studentships/public-perceptions-relationship-between-science-and-religion/>
.



*Closing date: 25 April 2014.*

*Interviews in May 2014.*



In addition the university will offer *two competitive two-year
postdoctoral follow on research positions* dependent on the successful
submission of PhD thesis within three years/by September 2017 to enable
successful PhD students to be retained and develop further as early career
professionals in this field of research.



*Coventry University* will lead this 3-year research project funded by
the *Templeton
Religion Trust* in partnership with *York University (Canada)* and *National
Life Stories* at the *British Library* and *British Science
Association.*The research team is led by Principal Investigators *Dr
Fern Elsdon-Baker (Coventry) and Prof. Bernard Lightman (York,
Canada),*and Co-Investigators Dr Carola Leicht (Coventry) and Dr
Rebecca Catto
(Coventry). The project will commence 1st October 2014.



*Applicants should apply online, making explicit reference to how they meet
the person specification provided.  Specific questions can be directed to
Dr Fern Elsdon-Baker by email only *(Fern.Elsdon-Baker@coventry.ac.uk)







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